
Shirin Ghaffary
Former Senior Correspondent
Latest articles by Shirin Ghaffary


The historic gubernatorial candidate will speak at Code Conference 2019 about her fight for voters’ rights.


Harley-Davidson CEO Matthew Levatich will speak at Code Conference 2019 about his company’s plans to shift some production outside the US.


Plus: Trump’s immigration proposal, HBO Now’s customer loyalty, and Finland’s war on fake news.
Uber is in a tough race with food delivery, Quora is worth $2 billion (believe it or not), and Trump is escalating the US-China trade war with an executive order.


Chinese tech giant Huawei has become a high-value target in the US-China trade war. But who will be harmed the most?


Plus: The White House passes on an anti-online extremism pledge, San Francisco introduces an “IPO tax,” and the FCC goes after robocalls.


Plus: a top federal labor agency says Uber drivers aren’t employees, Russian hackers accessed Florida voting databases, and media giants start splitting up their streaming empires.


The city’s ban on the technology could set a nationwide precedent.


Plus: Facebook raises pay for its contract workers, attackers hack cellphones with spyware via WhatsApp, and Amazon replaces box packers with machines.


Plus: The troubles of a coding education nonprofit, the debate about Facebook’s real problem, and the case against an AI-enabled finance robot.
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